| Apex 205 mod
Hello DrBill.
I recently purchased an Apex 205 after reading the online article about the
Apex/Coles 4038 shootout.
I am a jazz trumpet player living in the New York City area and I do a
lot of recording in a variety of settings. Usually I try to get the
warmest, fattest sound I can, and for me the Coles has always been my
favorite by far, it's just that the price is a little prohibitive.
I am now getting into some home recording, so I have two questions for
you:
1. As a trumpet player, is the mod to the 205 necessary and/ or
desirable?
2. (Completely unrelated) Recently I did a session with a Coles and at
the end of the date, I was playing flugelhorn on a ballad and all of a
sudden there was an octave below what I played in the head phones and
ON THE TAPE! Some engineer friends tell me it could have been a
problem with the ribbon, and that the track is basically a write-off .
Have you heard of anything like this, and do you think there might be
a way to salvage the track?
Many thanks for your time,
Jim |